BS ISO 16691:2014

This standard BS ISO 16691:2014 Space systems. Thermal control coatings for spacecraft. General requirements is classified in these ICS categories:

• 49.140 Space systems and operations
• 49.025.01 Materials for aerospace construction in general

This International Standard defines general requirements for thermal control coatings (TCC) that are applied on metallic and/or non-metallic surfaces of spacecraft and payloads in order to provide the following thermo-optical properties:

• α_s: solar absorptance;

• ε: emittance.

The function of TCC is to reduce external heat absorption and/or to regulate radiant heat exchange between on-board equipment on spacecraft.